Olasunkanmi Akoni

1 week ago | nigeriaworld.com | Olasunkanmi Akoni

• My wife pushed me into it, victim recounts ordeal • I lost over $7,000, says another victim Irate investors in the early hours of yesterday stormed the office of Crypto Bridge Exchange Smart-Treasures, widely known as CBEX, located at 166, Idimu Road, Seliat Bus Stop in Egbeda-Idimu area of Lagos State, breaking into the premises in search of officials in charge of the crashed trading platform, with yet to be ascertained billions of money.

1 week ago | nigeriaworld.com | Olasunkanmi Akoni

• My wife pushed me into it, victim recount ordeals • Aggrieved investors stormed the CBEX Lagos office and broke into the premises Tension flared in the Egbeda-Idimu area of Lagos State on Wednesday as investors stormed the office of Crypto Bridge Exchange Smart-Treasures, known as CBEX, following the sudden collapse of the cryptocurrency trading platform.

1 week ago | allafrica.com | Olasunkanmi Akoni

The United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed; the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II; and the Chief Operating Officer of the Murtala Muhammed Foundation (MMF), Dr. Aisha Muhammed-Oyebode, will join other global speakers in London on Monday for the 11th-year commemoration of the Chibok girls' abduction.

2 weeks ago | nigeriaworld.com | Olasunkanmi Akoni

The Lagos State Government on Wednesday urged motorists and other road users to use alternative routes following a crash involving a container-laden truck at the Lekki-Ikoyi Link Bridge near Admiralty Road. The truck destroyed the height barrier structure, blocking the access road. The incident occurred on Tuesday evening when the truck collided with the steel height barrier while attempting to ascend the bridge with a 40-foot container.

2 weeks ago | nigeriaworld.com | Olasunkanmi Akoni

LAGOS —BARELY seven days after the Independence Bridge closure saga, there was a similar gridlock, yesterday, following the closure of the entry and exit gates of Banana Island, located in the Ikoyi Area of Lagos State. The closure carried out by government agents led to a lockdown on the Lekki-Ajah axis, Park View Estate, Foreshore and some other parts of Ikoyi as motorists spent several hours on the road. Residents and visitors were prevented from entering or leaving as well.